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... dejected. Having to jump overboard in 20 feet of water and then try to figure out how to breathe without sucking up water was just not working for her. After the lunch break, I took her along side the boat which was pulled up on shore and helped her figure out how to go through the basics while her feet were on solid ground. She practiced for about 15 minutes and as luck would have it out next stop was in very sheltered water where ...

... opposite direction of their walk and meet them there. After leaving them to get a head start I had a strong 4km run to get to the sunset point... Marked with a duo of swings on a wooden frame in the sea... Of course we all took turns having our pics taken, though on the camera of some random girl from the hostel!

Once the sun was about gone I re-dressed and continued my run completing the whole 8km circuit. I'm very proud of myself! I joined the others at the food ...

There is a scene in the movie Eat, Pray, Love where, in a barber shop somewhere in Italy, Elizabeth Gilbert (played by Julia Roberts) is informed by a local of how bad Americans are at grasping the concept of "La dolce far niente": the sweetness of doing nothing. Flash forward to a scene of JR lazing on the floor of her Italian flat sometime later, about to dig into a plate of al fresco delights she's just carefully prepared for herself. That’s the scene, and it seems to be her ...

... wander down the coast for some dinner. We found a lovely little restaurant on the coast called Madės Garden. We each chose a local dish, most which were cooked over a small coal grill. I picked Pepes Ayam which was diced chicken with local spices wrapped and cooked in banana leaves. Delicious! !! For dessert Pisang Goreng (fried banana) sprinkled with cheese! ! Despite the call of the wild I opted for an Early night. Sleep Tight ...

Well with my luck of Lion Air continuing I was yet again delayed, this time in Jakarta, after my hour and a half flight and already three hour layover. In typical fashion I slept most of my travel day away and yet still arrived in Lombok exhausted. It was now almost 9pm and very dark after the hour long local bus that took me to Sengiggi beach. With no place in mind to stay or any map other than the ****** one in Lonely Planet I set off with my large ...